7 splurge places in Guadalajara, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Guadalajara. All Guadalajara food.
Alcalde ★ 4.8
lafayette · Avenida Mexico 2903, Vallarta Norte, 44690 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Alcalde in Guadalajara is Paco Ruano's one-Michelin-star Avenida Mexico tasting-menu room since 2013, a Lafayette anchor for modern Mexican plates.
Alcalde ★ 4.8
lafayette · Avenida Mexico 2903, Vallarta Norte, 44690 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Alcalde in Guadalajara is Paco Ruano's Avenida Mexico room since 2013, modern Mexican on porcelain plates and the Lafayette anchor for one-star Michelin.
Tip: Lunch tasting at 14:00 is the easier reservation; the a la carte slow-cook short rib and the duck taco are the canonical.
Hueso ★ 4.5
lafayette · Calle Efrain Gonzalez Luna 2061, Colonia Obrera, 44150 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Hueso in Guadalajara is Alfonso Cadena's bone-walled installation on Efrain Gonzalez Luna, a Colonia Americana tasting-menu room and a Mexico-Guide listed.
Tip: The all-white dining room with thousands of bones suspended overhead is part of the experience; ask for a mezzanine table.
Magno Brasserie ★ 4.4
lafayette · Jose Guadalupe Zuno 2061, Colonia Americana, 44160 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Magno Brasserie in Guadalajara is the French brasserie on Jose Guadalupe Zuno under chef Paul Bentley, a Colonia Americana wood-oven room for porchetta.
Tip: Book the courtyard table; the 36-hour porchetta and house charcuterie are the canonical.
Allium ★ 4.4
providencia · Avenida Providencia 2411 Local 106, Providencia, 44630 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Allium in Guadalajara is the seasonal-garden tasting room on Avenida Providencia by Adolfo Galnares, a vegetable-forward kitchen sourcing from a rooftop.
Tip: The seasonal tasting at 19:00 is the easier seating; the rooftop-garden produce drives the rotating menu.
La Docena Oyster Bar Andares ★ 4.4
zapopan · Boulevard Puerta de Hierro 4659, Plaza Andares, 45116 Zapopan, Jalisco
La Docena Oyster Bar at Andares is the Zapopan branch on Puerta de Hierro, a Guadalajara seafood and raw-bar favourite for ceviche, oysters and grill plates.
Tip: Book the Andares branch for Sunday lunch; the docena de ostras and the carpaccio de hamachi are the canonical.
I Latina ★ 4.3
providencia · Avenida Inglaterra 3128, Vallarta Poniente, 44680 Guadalajara, Jalisco
I Latina in Guadalajara is the Inglaterra Latin-American tasting room, a Lafayette and Providencia fixture since 2011 for ceviche, octopus and grilled plates.
Tip: Bookings open the day-before via OpenTable; the tasting menu skews seafood and grill, with Mexican wines by the glass.